Credit Suisse AG — $536,000,000 OFAC penalty

OFAC published a $536,000,000 civil penalty against Credit Suisse AG on 12/16/2009. It is the #6 largest action in OFAC’s 1,052-entry enforcement chart and #1 of the 27 actions published that year.

What OFAC said

As part of this global settlement, Credit Suisse has agreed to pay an aggregate amount of USD 536,000,000. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has issued a consent Cease and Desist Order against Credit Suisse in connection with the case and is requiring the bank to implement an enhanced global regulatory compliance program.

Quoted verbatim from OFAC’s enforcement release — read the original.

The record

Entity, as published by OFACCredit Suisse AG
Penalty / settlement amount$536,000,000
Date published by OFAC12/16/2009
Aggregate penalties, settlements or findings1
Rank among all published OFAC actions#6 of 1,052
Rank within 2009#1 of 27
Share of 2009 penalty total69.4%
Sanctions programs named in the releaseIran, Cuba, Sudan, Libya

Primary source

OFAC enforcement release: 12162009_a.pdf. This page adds no facts beyond that document and OFAC’s published penalty chart.

Comparable 2009 actions

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Source. U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control — Civil Penalties and Enforcement Information. Retrieved 2026-07-26. Works of the U.S. federal government are in the public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105).

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Not legal or compliance advice. This page reproduces figures published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. OFAC’s own enforcement release is the authoritative record; where this page and OFAC differ, OFAC is correct. Consult qualified counsel for advice on any specific matter.